I demand to have some of whatever you're drinking. NAO.I see it this way. A harder life doesn't necessarilly mean a bad life.
I'm often broke. Struggle through college. Got a crap job. And bad luck... but I love life and live it to the fullest. Even if I don't come out of college with my dream carrer as a game designer I have other options and I'll be fine no matter what. I'm an optimistic kind of guy who sees the glass half-full. Life is still good.